By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka Just weeks before turning 65, the age at which a third vaccine is mandatory in many countries, my first memory remains clear....
Sal Salgado, who we featured last week, says he is working on another original and, hopefully, may even try his luck at winning his fourth Global...
By Shamindra Ferdinando A bald-headed person, seated in a corner chair, in the deserted The Island editorial, looked at the writer as he entered the office....
by Jehan Perera Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has informed Parliament that the draft constitution will be finalised by the end of the year. An expert committee...
The Island was not started solely to cater to the people’s right to be informed. Promoting the national interest was also one of its main objectives....
By Panduka Karunanayake In a country steadily sliding downstream for six-and-a-half decades, The Island has been swimming upstream for four. As a reincarnation of our nation’s...
By Dew Gunasekara The period of 40 years since the birth of The Island covers, both globally and domestically, dramatic and far-reaching eventful developments. The Island,...
Doctors, health authorities, and knowledgeable sources have been regularly stating that Sri Lanka is likely to face another Covid-19 wave, and some have even predicted that...
It’s hard to capture in a few words the flavour of Upali Wijewardene, the founder of the Upali Group, who tragically went out of this world...
By Rohan Abeywardena For the 35th anniversary of The Island five years ago, when our editor Prabath Sahabandu asked me to pen a piece for that issue, I...